London, June 21 (IANS) Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and United States legend Serena Williams are heading into Wimbledon this year on the hunt for records. Djokovic, who won the Australian Open and French Open…
Halle (Germany), June 19 (IANS) German tennis player Florian Mayer defeated countryman Alexander Zverev 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the final of the Gerry Weber Open here on Sunday. Mayer, who has been plagued by injuries…
Birmingham, June 18 (IANS) Madison Keys of the United States and Czech Barbora Strycova entered the singles final of the Aegon Classic Birmingham women’s tennis tournament here on Saturday. Seventh-seeded Keys defeated Spanish Carla Suarez…
London, June 17 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Roberto Bautista Agut reserved his place in the Queen’s Club quarterfinals after defeating American Donald Young 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and eight minutes here on Friday. The…
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday wished India’s veteran tennis star Leander Paes on his 43rd birthday. Former India batsman Tendulkar also wished Paes luck for the forthcoming Rio de Janerio…
Madrid, June 17 (IANS) Injury-battling Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza will lead the Spanish tennis team at the Olympic Games in Rio, according to the list sent by the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation RFET, based…
London, June 15 (IANS) British wild card Kyle Edmund pulled off an upset, defeating eighth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at the Aegon Championships, a key Wimbledon tune-up tennis event here on Wednesday. After…
By Ventura Srivatsa Once the All India Tennis Association (AITA) decided that it will not deny Leander Paes his record seventh Olympic Games, they had to go with the mixed doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna…
The Hague, June 13 (IANS) French tennis player Nicolas Mahut won the ATP World Tour tournament in Rosmalen, the Netherlands, for the third time on Monday. The final of the grass court event could not…
Stuttgart (Germany), June 13 (IANS) Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem came from behind to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the rain-delayed Stuttgart Open final here on Monday. Third seeded Thiem reaped his fourth…
London, June 12 (IANS) British tennis star Andy Murray on Sunday declared his intention to pair up with former coach Ivan Lendl before the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. The 29-year-old has been without a…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) An amount of Rs 14 lakh was raised by auctioning playing gear contributed by India’s sporting heroes to support cancer patient Bapi Majhi and the family of deceased Alip Chakraborty –…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Veteran tennis star Leander Paes’ dream of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Veteran tennis star Leander Paes’ dream of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated tennis star Leander Paes for making it to his seventh straight Olympics. Paes was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Doubles specialist Leander Paes’ dreams of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles team…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Doubles specialist Leander Paes’ dreams of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles team…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In a move which may end veteran warhorse Leander Paes’ Olympic dreams, Rohan Bopanna has selected Saketh Myneni as his preferred partner for the men’s doubles tennis event at the…
Madrid, June 9 (IANS) Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal will miss the Wimbledon tennis tournament with a wrist injury. The Spaniard confirmed the news on his Facebook page on Thursday. He recently withdrew from the…
Stuttgart, June 9 (IANS) Swiss icon Roger Federer achieved his first victory over United States’ Taylor Fritz at the Stuttgart tennis tournament here on Thursday. The Swiss top seed defeated his opponent 6-4, 5-7, 6-4…